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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1881
Page
6
A long critical essay traces the anatomy of nineteenth century swindlers and their victims. It catalogs methods from fake loan schemes and custom house frauds to counterfeit coins, fake banks, and bogus prize schemes, noting social credulity, urban hubs, and rural targets as key factors. It closes with reflections on bad books vs. moral risk in fiction.
A humorous tale from Puck about a man compelled to move from city comforts to a suburban country life by his determined wife. He fights the idea, then loses control of the house sale ploy, and finally capitulates to a country move while poking fun at rural clichés and domestic dynamics.
Clara Bell writes to the Cincinnati Enquirer about a Fifth Avenue wedding. She notes the ceremony began in the morning with temperatures around ninety nine degrees, the crowded church warming the bride and guests as the thermometers warned of the heat.
A San Francisco examiner report details supplemental personal property assessments totaling $10,755,920 with $19,468,630 in cash, and outlines major holdings of Charles Crocker, James G. Fair, James C. Flood, Leland Stanford, and Mary F. Hopkins. Values include railroad stock, mining shares, bank stock, and bonds, highlighting vast fortunes and concentrated wealth in the city.
An eccentric 19th century tale from Kassel follows an old man named Nab who treasures a private gallery of Rubens and other masterpieces. He endures cold in two attic rooms, refuses sale to a king yet is pressed to part, and dies poor while the royal bargain collapses.
A Boston girl participates in a humorous gas piping interview with a miner and learns a boiling quip from him. The piece shifts to Dauphin county burying a massive Lingle family, listing tall living men and two surviving sisters, noting their Republican voting leanings and recounting dead brothers’ heights.
New York correspondence notes a fashion shift where young women have photographs of their hands taken as keepsakes. A recent full length panel photo shows a blonde posing with hands entwined, yielding a refined image. The trend allows brides, beaux, and friends to share artful hand portraits while preserving personal reality for a chosen beloved.
Captain Campbell reports a whaling harpoon explosive caused a Monday blast at No. 12 Pineapple Street. A soldering attempt by Mr Corcoran ignited the device in the kitchen, injuring a few and shattering the range. An attic harpoon with rope was found, linked to a former whaling captain occupant.
Z T Baisden reports a peculiar whirlwind in a twelve acre cornfield that formed a four foot diameter black core with fire at its center and sulfurous fumes. The phenomenon split into three fiery mini whirlwinds that twisted stalks and rose aloft, shocking visitors who approached the area. Three young ladies experienced burning sand showers as they watched from about 150 feet away.
On Saturday night a woman walking toward Main street faced a dramatic incident as a light wagon with a man and woman approached. After a heated exchange the woman cried out and a pistol shot rang out. A second woman was placed into the wagon and it sped toward Norwich road, leaving no trail or blood in the morning.
J W Oliver, a farmer near Americus, set a rabbit and dove trap on Willett’s plantation. He found the trap had closed with a seven foot eight inch rattlesnake inside, its body occupying the space and its head near the dove. The snake measured several inches in diameter and bore ten rattles.
A jumble of society notes, exchanges, and anecdotes recounts a morning wedding and fashion foibles while skimming marriages and divorces, a quip on angels, a cash fee tale, a telephonic heaven anecdote, and odd local curiosities from towns including La Crosse and Detroit.
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